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The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC to 1200 BC and flourished until about 1000 AD. . Several Maya ruin sites, including Cahal Pech, Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that
The periodisation of the history of Belize is the division of Belizean, Maya, and Mesoamerican history into named blocks of time, spanning the arrival of Palaeoindians to the present time. The pre-Columbian era is most often periodised by Mayanists , who often employ four or five periods to discuss history prior to the arrival of Spaniards .
The earliest amateur work on Maya sites in Belize, possibly Preclassic ones, is attributed to George Henderson, a Bayman, who in 1809 published 'a tantalisingly short description of mounds along the Belize River.' [71] [72] Site-focussed excavations were begun by Thomas Gann in 1894, and presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London on 16 ...
Indo-Belizeans, also known as East Indian Belizeans, are citizens of Belize of Indian ancestry. The community made up 3.9% of the population of Belize in 2010. [129] and are a bit over 2% presently. They are part of the wider Indo-Caribbean community, which itself is a part of the global Indian diaspora.
During the Preclassic period, the settlements along the coast grew and spread west into the interior. [2]Emerging information from western Belize suggests that ceramic-using populations may have been in place as early as ca. 1200 B.C. at Cahal Pech and perhaps elsewhere (Awe 1992; Clark and Cheetham 2002; Garber et al. 2004; Healy and Awe 1995).
The Blue Hole is a massive sinkhole in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize. Very little is known about the collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization but scientists are getting closer to ...
The demographic effects of the Classic collapse, principally urban flight, which 'resulted in the almost total abandonment of the [L]owlands by the beginning of the Early Postclassic period,' are thought to have 'extend[ed] well into the Early Postclassic period, possibly until 1250.' [4] Santa Rita, for instance, likely began the Postclassic with some 1,000 to 2,000 residents, but saw its ...
The early settlers are thought to have begun farming by circa 4500 BC, with the practice becoming increasingly common by circa 3400 BC. [24] Floral remains from northern and central Belize suggest maize, cassava, chilis, squash, and beans were the main cultivars, these being increasingly relied upon for nutrition during 3000 BC – 1500 BC. [24]